The Reverend Derek Softley talks to us today about the Baptism of Jesus.  He stands in today for the Reverend Alan Tongue who is very ill in hospital at the moment.  We ask all who listen to this to remember Alan Tongue, his wife Eileen and the rest of his family in their prayers.

In a special anniversary service, local preacher Mr Colin Dougherty gives a service 60 years in the same church as he did at his first service as preacher 60 years ago to the month - in January 1948.  He is a remarkable 83 years old.

Colin is reknowned for saying prayers and preaching from the heart without notes, truly a gift from God.

You will hear his special opening address, a short commemoration presentation to him of the engraver Gustav Dore's "Scenes from the Bible", his extempore prayers of adoration and intercession and his sermon on the theme.

He uses as his theme, when the greek visitors said "Sir We Would See Jesus" and reflects on what people see in us as Christians as they enter our churches and poses the question, "Do they see Jesus in us?"

In the annual Covenant service, Rev Mark Cheetham talks about how we are all part of the one vine